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TalkTalk roll out 'active choice' for HomeSafe at signup
TalkTalk will offer users an active choice in using their HomeSafe parental control service when signing up.
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Cabinet Office warns that internet may have dropouts during Olympics
The internet and congestion on networks is something that is attracting attention with the Olympics a few months away, but Cabinet Office appears to be using scare tactics to make companies embrace backup scenarios.
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Number of BT Wi-Fi hotspots passes 3.5 million mark
The combined total of BT hotspots and Fon hotspots accessible by BT Total customers is over 3.5 million.
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Better broadband - helping high tech workers work from home
How we all work is changing with more and more people working from, due to a variety reasons from people simply wanting to spend less time commuting, through to it allowing them to work for the few hours each day once their children are at school or nursery.
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Pipex UK Ltd customers transferred to Global 4 Communications
Old Bulldog and Pipex customers are moving yet again, they were bought by Pipex some years ago, and as of January 2012 they have been acquired by Global 4 Communications Ltd.
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Wales extends Broadband Support Scheme
The Welsh Government is extending its Broadband Support Scheme that offers a £1000 subsidy to those who need broadband in a not-spot and do not want to wait for the Next Generation Broadband for Wales to start delivering.
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RiPWiRE a wireless and Digital Region reseller ceases trading
RiPWiRE who are based in South Yorkshire appears to have ceased trading, with customers who are on the Digital Region FTTC network posting a copy of an email.
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Ofcom notifies EU of new Openreach charge controls
With the significant market power that Openreach has, Ofcom operates a charge control system, a change in the notification process means that the EU is now notified after the UK.
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Virgin Media 100 Mbps service passes ten million homes
The UK should be moving up the speed takes based on what is actually available to consumers, as Virgin Media has announced passing the ten million home mark for its 100 Mbps service roll-out.
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BT FTTP does it overshadow the groups Q3 results?
To announce such a large charge to product speeds at the same as a firms financial results is not unusual, so we take a look at the broadband related figures from the BT Groups Q3 results.
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FTTP on Demand for those who want it
BT has issued its full press release on Fibre Overlay, and it shows that areas with FTTC are to have an on-demand option for FTTP for consumers and small businesses.
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BT Group to trial new fibre overlay technology
It seems BT has found a way that it believes is viable for deploying fibre to the premises that will allow it to open its whole network to the technology.
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Traffic management update at Plusnet creates retro experience
An update to the Plusnet traffic management platform resulted in lots of customers being assigned a slow default profile.
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Openreach prices up voice services over fibre to the premises
Openreach has launched its Fibre Voice Access product, that will utilise the two telephone sockets on the Openreach Optical Network Termination in homes with FTTP.
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Ofcom publishes broadband ranking for UK local authorities
Ofcom has published what is one of the closest things to a baseline on which the various BDUK projects can be judged, with a local authority speed and availability map of the United Kingdom.
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Ofcom speed report indicates that UK average has risen to 7.6 Mbps
The average speed in the UK for broadband has risen some 0.8 Mbps to 7.6 Mbps at the end of November 2011 according to Ofcom research.
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Three introduces Web Cube to provide broadband in a box experience
Three is expanding its range of mobile broadband devices, with a new HSPA+ enabled device that should provide plug and play broadband.
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North Tyneside hits back at DCMS comments
A way of words is erupting over the claim last week by the Department for Culture Media and Sport that North Tyneside was a local authority set to miss the deadline for BDUK funding.
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WiBE 3G Broadband Router to gain option of 10 hour battery pack
The WiBE 3G mobile broadband router is bigger than your average mobile router, but it is designed this way to ensure a much better 3G coverage.
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BT Retail gets hand slapped over Home Hub 3 adverts
An advert claiming the Home Hub 3 that stated 'That’s why it’s the UK’s most reliable wireless connection...' has been investigated by the ASA.
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Miramax added to BT Vision on-demand library
BT Vision is expanding its library of films by securing a deal with Miramax.
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Scotland publishes Infrastructure Action Plan
Scotland has published its detailed plan, setting out how the broadband infrastructure of the nation will be improved to offer superfast services to as many people as possible.
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Sky to launch 40 Mbps fibre service for £20 a month
As part of its Q2 results Sky has announced its fibre service will launch in April 2012, offering up to 40 Mbps.
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Broadband for all in Cambridgeshire to cost up to £100m
Cambridgeshire County Council and Peterborough City Council has placed a service contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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Hints that IP linear TV is on its way to Openreach FTTC product
A pilot from Openreach that will reveal more line data to providers to help them judge whether a line is good enough for IPTV looks set to improve the information providers have on the state of a FTTC line.
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